The Unique Aspect of Patient S

question 83

Multiple Choice

The unique aspect of Patient S.P. is that after removal of her right amygdala, she

• A) was unable to recognize individual faces.
• B) was unable to recognize her own facial emotional expressions.
• C) could accurately judge the age of other persons.
• D) lost the ability to show emotion in her facial expressions.
• E) could not perceive facial color.

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